02468cam a2200397 i 4500 966883254 TxAuBib 20230907120000.0 150428s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015016824 9780525954439 hbk. 0525954430 hbk. (OCoLC)921141186 TxAuBib rda McCurley, T. Mark,. Hunter killer : inside America's unmanned air war / Lt. Col. T Mark McCurley with Kevin Maurer. Hunter killer : the true story of the drone mission that killed Anwar a-Awlaki. New York, New York : Dutton, [2015] xiii, 349 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Paperback subtitle reads the true story of the drone mission that killed Anwar a-Awlaki, which is different than the subtitle of the hardcover book. Welcome to Predator -- Learning to fly -- Fight's on -- Tier One -- The shot heard round the world -- Sparkle -- Pattern of life -- Strike -- Never alone -- Hunting Taliban -- Steel Curtain -- Keeping up with the Joneses -- 23 seconds -- Camp Cupcake -- Command -- Losses -- A fine mess -- East Africa Air pirates -- Tightening the noose -- al-Awlaki. "Remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), commonly referred to by the media as drones, are a mysterious and headline-making tool in the military's counterterrorism arsenal. Their story has been pieced together by technology reporters, major newspapers, and on-the-ground accounts from the Middle East, but it has never been fully told by an insider. In [his book], Air Force Lt. Col. T. Mark McCurley provides an unprecedented look at the aviators and aircraft that forever changed modern warfare"--Dust jacket flap. 20230907. McCurley, T. Mark. United States Air Force Officers Biography. Drone aircraft pilots United States Biography. Iraq War, 2003-2011 Personal narratives, American. Iraq War, 2003-2011 Aerial operations, American. Afghan War, 2001-2021- Personal narratives, American. Afghan War, 2001- Aerial operations, American. Predator (Drone aircraft.) Maurer, Kevin, author.